Burner.



A. BELER.

BURNER.

APPLICATION FILED 110V. 8, 1912.

1,074,1 57. I Patenfied Sept. 30, 1913.

| l I 1 l l Attorneys,

ADOLE BELER, OE PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.

. Banana.

i I Specification of Letters Patent. Application 'fiiea n' vember s, 1912. Seria1No.?30,2 3 3. f

Patented Sept. 30, 1913.

To all whom it may concern V Be it knownthat I, AnoLr BELER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pitts burgh, in the county of Allegheny and is a specification.

State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Rumor, of -.\vh1ch the following This invention relates to burners particularly. designed for use in connection with water heaters in which hydro-carbon gases are utlllzedas fuel.

Gonsiderable difficulty has b'een experienced heretofore in properly commingling the combustible elements of the fuel with the air utilized in conjunction therewith and, as a result, the amount of heat obtained has not been as great as desired.

One of the objects of the present] invention is to provide improved means whereby the 'c-ombustiblegas employed as a fuel is thoroughly broken up and commingled with I air supplied thereto, thus producing a highly combustible mixture having 1 the greatest possible value as a heating medium.

With the foregoing andother objectsin view whichwill appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides. in'the com- 1 bination and arrangement'ofparts andin the details of construction.hereinafter clescribedand claimed, it being understood; that changes in theprecise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can} be made within the scope of what is claimed, with out departing from the spirit :of the in;

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In the accompanying drawings the pre} ferred form .of the invention has been shown." V

In said drawings :--V-Figure 1 isa view partly in front elevation and partly. in section of the burner. "Fig. 2 is a section on line A-B Fig. 1, the upper portion of the;

tubular standard being, shown in section. Fig.3 isa section on line.D Fig. 1. Fig. 4: is a view of the lower-end portion of the separating plate. Fig. 5 is 'a section on line E-F Fig. 2,. 1 V I Referring to the figures 'bycharacters of reference 1 designates a portion of-the base ring of the burner, this ring constituting means for distributing gas to a plurality of burners mounted on the ring. Inasmuch as all of the burners are of the same construction, it is not deemed necessary, in the presupon the lower portion of the nipple and supports the base 6 of a tubular standard 7, said base, as shown in Fig. 3, beingflinthe form of a spider having air inlet openings 8.. A collar 9 is adjustable vertically upon the enlarged lower portion 10 of the standard7 and has an annular flange 11 extending downwardly therefrom, this flange being so positioned as to completely surround the flange 3 when the collar is lowered to its greatest extent. A set screw 12 is carried by the collar and engages the enlargement 10, this screw serving to hold the collar against movement relative to the standard. It will be obvious that by adjusting the ring, the distance between the flanges 3. and 11. can be increased or diminished and the. supply of air admitted to the in lets 8 thus regulated.

The standard 7 is provided, at its upper end, with ahead 16 havingan inclined open face designed to support a plate 14 having transversely arched parallel portions outstruck therefrom and extending practically throughout the length of the plate. The

side and. bottom edge portions of the plate 14 are clamped upon the rectangular upper end 16 of the standard by a cap 17 so shaped as to bear tightly upon said edge portions of the plate and upon the upper edge 30rtion offthe head-16, this cap being hel in place in any preferred manner, as by means of screws 18 engaging the sides of the head 16. lAn air conducting hood'l9 is arranged along the back of the head 16 and dis charges, at its upper end, into the cap 17 between the upper wall of the cap and the upper edge. of the plate 14. The hood is preferably tapered toward its upper end. Each of the arched portions, which have been indicated atQO, is provided with a longitudinal series of transverse slits 21 constituting ports through which gas is free to escape into the mixing chamber formed in the cap 17. One or more outlets 22 are provided in the front face of the cap 17 near 'its upper edge, these outlets being overhung by a deflecting flange 23 or the like.

' It will be understood of course that gas will be directed through the middle tube into the lower end of the standard 7 Where it will commingle with air entering the standard through the inlets 8. This mixture of air and combustible gas will flow upwardly within the standard and pass through the head 16 and against the plate 14:. The gas flows into the arched portions 20 and from the ends thereof, the principal portion of the mixed gas and air, however,.escaping through the slits 21 in thin sheets and into the cap 17. These sheets will strike the inner surface of the cap and be deflected upwardly. Obviously, a thorough mixing of the combustible gas and the air is thus effected. Before the mixture passes through the openings 22 it'becomes commingled with a fresh supply of air admitted to the cap from the hood 19.

W hat is claimed is 1. A burner including a base ring, a standard, means for directing combustible gas from the ring into the standard, said standard having an air inlet at the bottom thereof, an upstanding flange spaced from and surrounding the standard, and means adjustable longitudinally of the standard and relative to the flange for controlling the supply of air to the inlet.

2. A burner including a. standard, having a head at its upper end provided with an open face, a cap mounted on the head and having an outlet, said cap being adapted to receive fuel passing through the head,

and means for supplying fresh air to the interior of the cap and above the head.

3. A burner including astandard, having a head at its upper end, said head including an open face, a cap mounted on the head and having an outlet, said cap being adapted to receive fuel passing through the head, and a separating plate mounted on the head and within the cap, said plate having. transversely bowed outstanding port-ions formed with outlet slits extending transversely of the head,

4. A burner including a standard having a head provided with an open face,

means cooperating with the head for forming a mixing chamber above the head, said chamber having a fuel outlet, a plate upon the head and having parallel outstruck portions formed with slits for the passage of sheets of gas into said mixing chamber, said slits being arranged transversely of the head.

5. A burner including a standard having a head, a cap upon the head and forming a mixing chamber, a plate seated in the mixing' chamber and including means for directing separatesheets of gases against the cap, and mean for directing fresh air into the upper portion of the cap.

6. A burner including a standard having a head at its upper end, means cooperating with the head for forming a mixing chamher, a plate within said chamber and including outstruck portions having parallel slitstherein for the escape of gases, there being an outlet adjacent the upper end of the chamber, and means for directing fresh air into said chamber. I a 7. A burner including a standard having a head including an'open face, a capbear' ing on the head and having an outlet near its upper end, and a plate clamped upon the head by the cap, said plate extending over. the open face and having outstruck portionsprovided with gas outlets.

S. A burner including a standard having a head including an open face, a'capbean mg on the head ElIldllitVlIlg an outlet near its upper end, a plate? clamped upon the head by the cap, said plate extending over,

the open face and having outstruck por tions provided with gas outlets, and means for directing fresh air into the mixing chamber and above said plate.

9. A burner including a'standard having an inclined upperen'd portion constituting a head, said head including an inclined 7 open face, a plate'inounted onsaid face and hav ng parallel outstruck'portlons provided with transverse slits, a cap extending over and surrounding'theplate and secured to the head, said cap having a fuel outlet,

10. A burner including a standard having a head at ts upper end, sa d head includ ng an. inclmed open face, a cap mounted on the head and having-an outlet, said cap being adapted to receive fuel passing through the head, a separatingplate mounted onthe head and wlthin the cap, and

means for supplying fresh air to theinterior Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of latents,

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